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by Lexi Ander

Contract killers don’t retire. They don’t start over and they don’t live normal lives.

Zane Cortese doesn’t care what the unspoken rules are and he breaks away from a life of murder to become a regular, law-abiding citizen. He settles down to do what he’s always loved—writing songs.

So what if he lives on a remote mountain side, has no friends, and there are discreet cameras situated all over his property. Being normal isn’t as easy as it sounds. Zane’s struggle to be like everyone else is second only to his infatuation with the cowboy renting the cabin on his property. There is a list of logical and ethical reasons why he shouldn’t pursue a relationship with the arresting man—not that Zane knows how to have, you know, a relationship.
Despite what he wants or is even ready for, his pushy agent arranges for him to meet a popular band. Needing the distraction, he agrees not knowing that before the night is over he will be caught in a web of schemes. One thing’s for certain, Zane doesn’t care if life is normal as long as he gets to keep the people that he’s quickly coming to love.

Tags: medium burn, polyamorous, unusual paranormals, an assassin trying to be normal, an abandoned cowboy far from home, an old god looking out for his favorite person, one human struggling—or not—with discovering paranormal beings, said being striving to claim him in different ways, found family, blooded family, Scandinavian roots, Central American lore, oracles, Beowulf reimagined, dragons, all the world building

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Editors:
Alyson Roy

Cover Artists:
Artscandare

Genres:
Action Adventure, Paranormal, Paranormal - Psychic Talents, Paranormal - Shifters, Paranormal - Vampires, People of Color, Suspense

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Pairings: M-M-M, 4+ or Other
Heat Level: 4
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Ace, Bisexual, Gay, Pansexual, Polyamorous
Tropes: Antihero, Villain to Hero
Word Count: 223000
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

A two-time Rainbow Award recipient, Lexi has always been an avid reader and started reading (secretly) her mother's romances (the ones she was told not to touch) at a young age. She was the only teenager she knew of who’d been routinely grounded from reading. Later, with a pencil and a notebook, she wrote her own stories and shared them with friends because she loved to see their reactions. A Texas transplant—no wait—an Indiana transplant, Lexi now kicks her boots up (though it’s been ages since she wore boots) in North Carolina with her indulgent husband who ignores the fact that she sometimes chases the squirrels and that her bird watching has morphed into cultivating a crow army... who are always hungry and tell their crow friends about the human who feeds them the good stuff.